Japan and FAO. Partnering to End Hunger and Care for the Earth

Japan and FAO. Partnering to End Hunger and Care for the Earth

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For several decades, Japan has been among the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) foremost partners in feeding the hungry and caring for the earth. The country ranks second in assessed contributions to FAO’s regular budget, and fourth in terms of voluntary contributions in 2012-2013. It is also among the top contributors to the 2 500 ongoing field programmes, with a total value of nearly USD 800 million. Generous funding is only one way in which the Government of Japan assists in the advancement of FAO’s work. It also provides expertise in the fields of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, contributing valuable human resources to various FAO projects. The country’s unwavering support stems from its full alignment with FAO’s Strategic Objectives (SOs) to make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable. Japan engages with FAO over the entire spectrum of the Organization’s activities, from emergency response to natural disasters or situa tions of conflict, to the sustainment of its core mission out in the world’s fields, forests and seas.